On the recordJuly 16, 2019
I think I have 1 minute left. I thought perhaps the gentleman wanted to support my amendment, but he called it wrongheaded. I am just shocked. Madam Chair, in closing, this council is a redundant, unnecessary use of manpower funding. We need our intelligence community focused on the most critical threats facing our Nation, specifically, counterterrorism, Iran, China, Russia, North Korea. If this council is something that the Director of National Intelligence believes is critical to our country, he should come to Congress and make such a request, and to my knowledge, that has not occurred. Madam Chair, until he does, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and remove this provision from the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. All time for debate has expired. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
